Sadiq explains why he did not celebrate the goal imitating Lil Wayne: “Everyone expected it, but it wasn’t the time”

• Fernando Álvarez

Updated 03/10/2025 – 20: 02cet

Umar Sadiq He speaks little and still prefers to express himself in English. But its Goals They are explained by themselves. The Valencia striker carries Already four goals in Seven games of League (365 minutes), In addition to another goal in two cup games (120 minutes). Your contribution has been decisive to scratch points that the team has needed in this escalation towards the salvation positions that the team occupies after the victory against Valladolid.

Sadiqwho arrived in the January January from the Real Sociedadit has already gotten into the stadium of Mestalla In your pocket, despite your unique at home It arrived precisely last Saturday at the meeting against the Valladolid. It was in the second part After a barrenechea pass That, initially controlled badly. Then he reacted to reach Before Cenk’s inoperance, that the position was won and finally He let him finish stretching his right leg.

At that time he gave the feeling that Sadiq was going to celebrate the goal as I had done With the 3-3 draw at the Sadar against Osasuna. That celebration, lowering his pants Without exceeding the skirt of the shirt, they did not expect their own colleagues, who did not know whether to stop or cover it.

Everyone expected to do so, but I thought: ‘No, no, no, this is not the time’ ‘

Sadiq, about its celebration in Mestalla

In MestallA, after scoring He went to the Tier de Tribuna And he drew the gesture of lowering the black underpants of the equipment, but Finally did not end the maneuverA, while denoting the finger towards fans. Then he explained it in Dazn. “In the last game [Osasuna] I tried to lower my pants a little and [en Mestalla] Everyone expected him to do it, but I thought: “No, no, no, this is not the time.” Then he explained the origin of the way of celebrating the goal. “There is a rapper named Lil Wayneto which I still have a lot, and simply INTento imitate him at that time. That’s all”.

I failed two or three occasions, but the Mr. told us to forget the first part

Sadiq explained to television that he had broadcast the game that is “very good” since he arrived in Valencia and gave much importance to the way of handling the moments of the coach’s game Carlos Corberán: “It always tells us that every detail in the party counts. I had failed two or three occasions And, when we returned to the locker room, he told us to forget the first part, that it was the time of face the second half with the right mentality. And we go to the second half and WE FULFILL “.